The Coquille Valley sentinel., April 19, 1935, Image 1

The Coquille
Iley Sentinel
THE PAPER THAT'S LlkE A LETTER FROM HOME
COQUILLE. COOS COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 1», IMS.
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ABIGGOASTRALLÏ
Probable C. H. S. Graduates
Fifty-two members comprise the
1935 graduating class of Coquille
High School this year.
They are:
Arlie Aasen, Elma Avery, Margaret
Ayers, Irene Burr, Mary Burr, Betty
Brady, Janie Fcrbrache, Evelyn Gar­
rett, Ardis Halter, Alfreda Harry,
Wilda Hauser, Maxine Johnson, Au­
drey Kendall, Aletha Leatherwood,
Esther Mansell, Geraldine Minard,
Myrtle Minter, Norene McKeown,
Gretchen Neal, Margaret Purvance,
Blanche Sandon, Lois Teters, Vona
Van Meter, Harriet Webb, Elois Wil­
son, Bette Yeoman, Horace Bond,
John Cary, Cedric Coras, Ben Dan­
iels, Howard Detlefsen, Tom Ferry,
Lloyd Graham, Archie Hansen, Law­
rence Hatcher, Clynard Holverstott.
Clifford Norris, Leonard Lawhorn,
Cecil Laws, Lee Roy Kolkhorst, Nor­
man Powell, Donald Smith, Jim Ray,
Tom Stacer, Lin Swain, Jim Robin­
son, Tommy Thrift, George Ulett,
Claire Wade, George Wilson, Powell
Yarbrough.
RELIEF AND TAXES
Jas. Cannon, Jr„ Talks on Tem­ Subject» Discussed at Meetings
perance and Prohibition
Attended by Judge McLain
Here Tuesday
in Portland
Tax Summons Notice Printed
With its 38-pfge paper this weal
the Sentinel presents its readers *4th
the largest issue it has printed for
several years. It will be practically
the same size for the next four
weeks. It cannot lie said to contain
all live reading matter, but the way
requests for copies of the delinquent
tax summons have been pouring in,
even the last 28 pages will be looked
over with interest by a great many
people.
There are between 3000 and 3500
names included in the summons of
the case, filrfl by District Attorney
Flaxel Wednesday evening, against
whom judgment will be taken, fore­
closing the tax liens on the property
listed, unless a portion of the tax is
paid before the last of June.
The
sale of the property canont take place
before late summer.
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Resident of Coquille for Twenty
Four Years Passed Away
Last Saturday
Bishop James Cannon. Jr., one of
Judge Hugh McLain returned yes­
Mrs. S. V. Epperson, well-known
the foremost exponents and ardent terday morning from Portland, where
Coquille resident for the past quarter
advocates of prohibition and temper­ he spent two days with the state re­
of a century, passed away at 10:15
ance, in "the United States, addressed lief committee and the O. A C. land
last Saturday night.
She had not
an audience in the Pioneer church grant counties representatives.
been well since she suffered an at­
here Tuesday evening which practi­
On the question of relief not very
tack of the flu last October, but had
cally filled the edifice.
much headway wax made. How to
been able to be up until a few weeks
The bishop’s subject was “America apportion the million dollar appro­
ago.
and the Liquor Question," and for ah priation made by the legislature for
Funeral services were conducted at
hour and a half he related experi­ this purpose was not settled and a
3:30 p. m. on Tuesday, at tho Gano
ences, both in the United States and committee of four was named to
Funeral Horne by Rev. Frederick U.
abroad, which he had met with in work out and submit a'plan.
Jennings, of Marshfield, using the
his advocacy of the cause of prohibi­
Judge McLain says that some coun­
impressive Episcopal service.
tion.
ties will keep within their budgets
Three beautiful vocal numbers, fa­
He predicted that his own state of for relief purposes and will need no
vorite songs of Mrs. Epperson, were
Virginia would before long again be­ state funds, but if the apportionment
rendered by Mrs. Paul Walker, ac­
come a prohibition state, where the was made according to the needs,
companied by Mrs. M. O. Hawkina kt
sale of liquor is prohibited, and was Multnomah could use the whole mil­
the piano.
sanguine that eventually the United lion.
The judge reported at the
Interment was in the Odd FeUows
States would have prohibition laws meeting that if Coos could secure
cemetery.
J. A. Fitzpatrick, of the City Glean­
of some kind.
state funds sufficient to take cars of
Frances Elizabeth Keyser was bom
The 18th amendment to the consti­ its hospitalization demands it would ers, suffered such severe burns on his
near
Madison, Wisconsin, and while
tution was repealed, the Bishop ad­ remain within its budget for other hands and left forearm last Friday
afternoon that he has been confined still a child moved with her parents
mitted, but right and truth were not relief.
Many plans are on the way to com­
to Illinois and Iowa before coming to
repealed, nor were the eternal princi­
In the matter of the O. A C. lands to his bed since and it will be weeks OrtSgon where they settled near Yam­
pletion to make baseball’s opening
before he is able to use his hands.
ples of Christ’s teachings repealed.
on
which
the
federal
government
has
day a real success in Coquille this
Usually when he is handling clean­ hill.
If one man can be held responsible been paying Coos county «34,000 a
She attended a private school in
year. Tentatively, though almost a
for the repeal of the United State’s year in lieu of the taxes lost, the de­ ing solvent he rolls his shirt sleeves
certainty, the Loggers will start their
Salem, St. Paul’s Academy, whose
up,
but
last
Friday
he
did
not
and
prohibition laws that man is Andrew cision was to have the land in the
head was Prof. J. A. Sellwod.
season Sunday, April 2«, against the
Mellon, the bishop declared. As sec­ several counties classified as to its working in the wash room at the rear
She was married to 8. V. Epperson,
strong Medford club of the Southern
retary of the treasury, Mr. Mellon reproductivity along timber lines, of the building he got his sleeves
who survives her, in 1902 in Fresno,
Oregon League.
thoroughly
soaked
with
the
solvent.
was at the head of the prohibition with the state forestry department
Calif. They came to Coquille in 1911
Arrangements for opening day cer­
law enforcement department for acting in all matters for the counties. He then went into the rear of the
and have since made this their home.
emonies, boosting, and other details
main
building
and
was
standing
near
practically the whole time the law If the plan is approved by the fed­
Beside her husband, Mrs. Epper­
are in the hands of the 20-30 Club.
was in force.
Mr. Mellon, himself, eral government
_
_ it will , increase
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Coos the stove in which a good fire was son is survived by a devoted sister,
This organization plans to have such
burning
Heat
from
the
stove
caused
was at the head of brewing interests county’« annual receipts from that
things as a large rally, an announcer
Mrs. Geo. A. Sutherland, who with
in the east and was and is an anti­ source by $2,000, and $38,000 will be the solvent on Ms shirt aissves to ig­
Mr. Sutherland arirved here from
car and a band at the game, public
prohibitionist.
the figure for five years, until an­ nite and before he could smother the Oakland, Calif., on March 30, and
officials pitching, hitting, and catch­
flames
the
skin
had
been
burned
off
Failure to enforce the law, was the other classification is made.
While
has been caring for her sister until
ing the first ball, window displays,
cause of repeal, Bishop Cannon Coos incoma will be increased under both his hands, his forearm and even
and first day prizes. The entire club
"her death.
his
face
was
less
seriously
burned.
stated
He insisted that conditions this plan one county, Douglas, stands
She is also survived by a brother,
is entering wholeheartedly into the
A thin cloth was first used to stop
were better during repeal than in the to lose 50 per cent of its income from
A. P. Keyser, of Beagle, Ore., who
work.
the
flames
but
that
immediately
old saloon days, but did not once O. It C. re-vested lands.
- Mayor Berg, Sheriff Howell and Re­
caught fire and he finally found a came to Coquille for the funeral.
claim that even under prohibition
Mrs. Epeprson was one of God’s
corder Leslie will likely be the
pair
of heavy coveralls which did the
that they were what they should
Shell Co, Takeo An Option
gentlewomen, a lady in every sense
“young men’’ who «rill commence the
work.
have been.
season for the Loggers and CoquiUe
«If the plans of the Shell Oil Co. are
With hands numb from the bums of the word. She had a keen mind,
Bishop Cannap told of Mr. Mel­ matured Coquille is in line for an-
Manager Fortier and his teasers will
he
secured »rater to extinguish the was a constant reader and a fine stu­
lon’s request that congress appropri­
then continue the good work, and if
otlrer high d«M service Stetten, owe burning doth on the floor before seek­ dent of American Ufa and politics on
up as they arp progress- ate $12,<kW,000 for prohibition en­ which would be a credit to any city, ing a doctor.
Dr. M. Earl Wilson which she was much better posted
inty fans are tn for some forcement. The Anti-Saloon League with all the latest equipment far a drees« J th« burned members and or­ than the average person.
urged that $100,000,000 be made
In her earlier days in Coquille Mrs.
games this summer.
complete service station.
dered him to bed. Mr. Fitzpatrick’s
available for law enforcement.
Likely a strong battery will be on
The site on which options were face is now practically back to nor­ Epperson was active in civic affairs
hand for the game Sunday. News is I In his militant talk, although he taken last Friday were the C. J. mal but his hands will not be for a 1 and in the Coquille Woman’s Club,
but with advancing year» she hod
expected today from Portland an­ spoke as calmly as one would carry­ Fuhrman property where the High­ long time.
completely withdrawn from activities
nouncing the Eddie Heiner, pitcher, ing on a private conversation, Bishop way Cafe is located, and the C. K.
Cleaning
solvent
is
something
that
1
Canno assailed the newspapers of the
Norcott Studio building adjoining, on the uninitiated should not fool with, ’ outside her home, although she still
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land for their misrepresentations on
an intense interest in any­
the south side of Front street, facing says Fitz, for even a man experienced retained
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the liquor question, for the half
thing
pertaining
to Coquille and her
Taylor.
In
other
words
at
the
junc
­
in
its
use
is
not
safe
from
its
dan-
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To Have Fine Auto Court
truths uttered which did not tell the tion of the Coast Highway and the
occasional telephone calls to the Sen­
gerous
elements.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Gregg returned whole story.
tinel office indicated that she was
Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway.
Tuesday from Portland to which
From his pocket he extracted a
just as greatly interested in affairs
The options run until June 1, but
Gilkeys
Buy
Jones
Bldg.
point they went last Saturday. Mr. two-ounce bottle of liquor which he
of state as she was in her younger
the Shell representative stated that if
Gregg went to look over stocks for said he purchased years ago In Balti­
H. D. (Casey) Jones, whose property lite.
the options are exercised the old
equipping his auto camp ground more where it was being sold to buildings will be removed and the is located at corner of South Taylor
A good woman has gone to her re­
He took the bottle
which he expects to have ready for young people
new ones erected and the service sta- and Front street, has sold the build­ ward. |
use in a short time.
with him on one of his annual trips on ready to ■operate in July, by the ing and all its contents to Ray and
Grace R Gilkey, who plan to im­
B.P.W. uGtv*r*Hrpirty - —Hr tt going hr-fit up the cabins in -to England and 11 was tin? subject or first, if possible
Will Address New Settlers
the most comfortable and convenient argument with a customs official.
prove the property at once. The sale
Next Monday evening, April 22, the
New
settlers in Coos county will
manner; he has started installation The bishop was taking it to the an­
Musical Festival and Declama­ was made through the J. S. Erwin have an opportunity to hear discus­
Coquille Business & Professional
of a central heating plant system nual conference he attends in Lon­
real estate agency.
Women’s Club is giving a public
tion Contests Here Tomorrow The new owners are well and fa­ sions on farming in this county at
(steam) for the court and will make don for demonstration purposes, but
card party in 1. O. O. F. hall, to the entire appearance of the court as the press made it appear that he was
vorably known in Coquille where for two meetings which will be held next
which admisiaon will be 25 cents.
The public is invited to the Coun­ the past three yean or more their Wednesday, April 24. The first meet­
attractive as any camp grounds along trying to smuggle liquor into a for­
The two bits entitles those attending
ty Music Festival and Declamation place of business has been known as ing will be held in the Circuit court
eign country.
the coast.
to an evening’s play and to the des­
The house, at the west end of the
In Washington. D. C„ they now Contest to be held tomorrow (Satur­ the G. A R. Cafe on Front street. The room at Coquille at 1:30 p. m.
sert lunciteon which will be served.
tract is to be turned around to face have “drinking places," not saloons, day.) This is the first attempt for property which they have recently and “the second meeting will be
There will be many door prizes given
the court and it will be fitted up for and-the barmaids are lovely girls; no Coos county in carrying on a music purchased is valuable for business held in the city hall at Marsh­
as well as first and second prizes for
more of the pompous, long mustached festival,- The children who are to purposes because of its loaction with field at 7:80 p. mM according to
three apartments.
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the various games played.
Mr. Gregg’s entire idea in getting bar tenders of the old saloon days come in from many parts of the reference to Highway 101 and the an announcement just released by the
The B. P. W. will use a portion of
tliis auto court ready for use is that And yet, the bishop said, the liquor county will be led in singing by Mary •ourist trade coming from the south. county agent.
the proceeds of the party to help fur-
Roger Morse, extension dairyman,
of attracting the best class of trade served now is just as stupefying in Benson Dunlap, of Marshfield.
They have already taken possession
— nish the scout cabin in Myrtle Park.
The Declamation Contest will be of the building and are busy with will discuss dairying in Coos county,
its effect as was the saloon brand.
He decried the attempt of the Unit­ conducted by Carl Morrison, of North plans for materially improving the pointing out ways in which activities
To Supply Every Lumber Need
Dorothy Glainyer Won First
in connection with this phase of agri­
'd
States to pay expenses of govern­ Bend. The silver cup, which is now premises at once.
Within the next week the Smith
culture differ from tho«? in other sec­
Dorothy Glalsyer, of Coquille High,
ment
operation, or furnish rebel being held by the Marshfield school
> Wood-Products plant will have all its
wiil be awarded to the school whose
tions. O. T. McWhorter, extension
won the interpretative reading con­
State W. C. T. U. President
arrangements made for supplying funds to the needy, with money re­ epi tentative places first.
The
horticulturist, will discuss truck crops
test at North Bend last evening. All
ceived
as
a
tax
on
liquor.
material for any kind of wooden con­
to Speak Here Saturday and gardening, giving special em­
nd—s are Mrs. Reidar Bugge, Mrs.
high schools in the county competed.
Bishop
Cannon
expressed
the
hope
struction.
The huge enclosed dry
M. C. Buchanan and Glenn Cote.
phasis to subsistence gardening. Soil
Howard Bonniksen, of Myrtle Point
shed has been ready for some time that a pending bill would be passed
The public is urged to attend an management and farm crops will be
At this meeting the books present-
and a former C. H. S. student, won
and no matter what is needed it will by congress which would forbid the < d by the Coos Bay Stationery will ba illustrated talk on “What Alcohol Is
discussed by George Jenkins, county
the extemporaneous speaking con­
advertisin' of beer or hard liquor, by
be found undercover and in the dry­
and What Alcohol Does," at the As­ agent.
test. with Jim Robison, of CoquiUe,
radio, magazines, by newspapers or ■warded winners of the Spelling
building material of all kinds.
sembly of God church thia Saturday
Contest.
According to a survey just made by
running him a close second.-
Flooring and finish lumber is all by mailed circulars.
Tlie program will be held in the evening at 7:S0 p. m.
the county agent, there are at least
Due to an attack of African fever
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n__ zs « i___ 1 klln dried, something which has not
M.s, Ada Jolley, of Portland, state 70 new settlers in Coos county this
< <u tet lion for the Dog ( atcher ■ )t>^en avaiiat>ie here before this time, he «uttered in the Congo some years Community Building, Coquille, and
W. C. T. U. president, will be the year who were not here last year and
will begin at 1:00 p. m.
ago,
Bishop
Cannon
is
not
able
to
Lans Leneve says the Sentinel has except as it was shipped in.
speaker. Mrs. Jolley uses drawings, these meetings are being conducted
gotten him into trouble with its item( Watch for the* company’s opening stand for very long at a time and he
posters kind experiments to illustrate for the purpose of assisting those
Floor to Be Sanded
about his new job as dog catcher. He announcement In next Friday’s Sen- delivered his talk while seated in a
ier subject. She is an outstanding newcomers in the various phases of
chair on the platform. “If I stand
is not going to prosecute where he tinel.
Prior to the date of the CoquiUe and interesting speaker and there
agriculture in this section.
and talk I will not be able to say as Woman’s Club May Festival and
tinds a dog has not been licensed,
will not be a dull moment during the
This, it is felt, may assist new set­
much
as
I
wish
to.
and
maybe
some
unless the owner refuses to buy one. I May Be Another Veneer Plant
dance on Saturday evening. May 4, meeting.
tlers In adapting their farming to con­
of you will wish J had stood before ths floor of the Community Building
In that event he will be compeUed to;
Teacher», young people and all are ditions of this section.
It is no longer a secret which can I am through,” was his introductry
take the dog’s owner before the coun­
is to be sanded and prepared especi­ invited.
best be advanced by a policy of si­ remark.
ally for that pageant. With the whit­
ty court.
lence, because the representative of
Carl Heads Taxpayers’ League
He was listened to with keen inter- ened walls
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and _____
ceiling _
of ___
the build- Entertainment Netted Over $33
the veneer company which is inter­ est throughout his talk which lasted' ¡ng. completed by that time
Jno. D. Carl was elected president
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j
the
Grange Dance Tomorrow
ested has been here and has gone from 8:00 until 9:30 o’clock.
The high school auditorium was of the Coos County Taxpayers Equal­
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building will have a more attractive
Th« Coquille Grange ia giving a back home to lay the information ac-
well filled last Friday evening with ization League at its meeting in the
interior appearance than ever before.
dance in the Odd Fellows hall here' quired before his associates. Coquille
an appreciative audience which thor­ court -house here Wednesday eve­
tomorrow (Saturday) night.
AIL was not the only point investigated H. Dimmick Moves Restaurant
s,
oughly enjoyed the excellent pro­ ning. E. L. Detlefsen was re-elected
. Congress Turns It Down
Grange members of Coos and Curry, by this representative, nor has any-
Harry Dimmick this week moved
gram presented by the Coquille P. T. vice president, and E. G. Opperman,
counties and their invited guests are thing been divulged indicating that It his restaurant from the frame build­
The Townsend Old Age Pension A. The program was given in last secretary-treasurer
invited to attend. There «rill be good has sny better chance to secure the ing on Front street, which may be bill was defeated in the house at week’s Sentinel and will not be re­
The vote on endorsing the county
music, too.
plant than has any one of half a doz­ torn down soon, to the west room of Washington, D. Cn by a vote of 20« peated, but everf number was splen­ court’s plan to call an election for
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en other towns and cities on the coast, the concrete
_ building
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the south to M. This kills it for this session of didly given. Beside the performers, voting on a $350,000 bond issue to
The county court recommended to but at least this much is certain: Co- side of Front street, which he has just congresk but it is certain to be one credit for the program must go to fund outstanding road warrants, lost
Gov. Martin this week that W. J. Ritz, quille was Investigated as 8 possible fitted up into a very attractive place, of Ute livest issues ever injected into Mrs. J. Loy Stacer who arranged it by a majority of one.
serving a two-year county jail sen-, location for another plant which will He will not use the Highway Cafe a campaign in 1938.
It might ba and to Mias Kathleen McClintock
There was a small attendance of
name for the new place, but has not asked, where was the other half of who was in charge.
the members.
decided what he will call It,
The P. T. A. netted $35 from the
the house membership when the vote
Gelling
so tor 11.09,
move was made Tuesday night.
entertainment.
yesterday?
Calling carda, SO far 11.09.
The Marshfield Chamber of Com­
merce will serve as host at a huge
achievement and progress banquet,
to be held Saturday evening, April 27.
in that city.
Governor Charles H.
Martin, will be the guest of honor,
and other outstanding personalities of
the Northwest will be in attendance.
This event is being held in conjunc­
tion with the semi-annual meeting of
the Oregon Coast Highway Associa­
tion. Business conferences commence
Friday
evening
and
continue
throughout Saturday. Those who.find
it possible to do so, are urged to sit in
at these important discussions.
The Coquille Chamber of Com­
merce is boosting for this banquet
and a committee consisting of R. L.
Stewart, H. A. Young and Lafe
Compton was named at the Tuesday
board of directors’ meeting to make
arrangements for a large Coquille
representation on April 27th. Reser­
vations may be made with Mr. Comp­
ton at the hotel. Ladies are especial­
ly invited.
Walter S. Chiens, president of the
Marshfield Chamber, states that Co­
quille, if desired, will be seated all
at one table, and if fifty attend from
liare that a banner bearing the word,
“Coquille^” will be hung over the
table.
It is anticipated that there will be
more than 400 in attendance and it
«rill be necessary to make réserva­
tions in advance.
The meeting will also be a cele­
bration of the toll-free bridge act, and
the highway commission, as well as
Gov. Martin and other state officials,
are expected to be present.
FIRST GAME
HERE APRIL 28
J. A. EITZPAT-
RICK BURNED